Alteron Incorporated

Jamieson Film Company

John A Cunningham

Fred A Allgood

Richard C Terrill

Bobby P Reed

Martin D Smith

Mark O Prestjohn

The invention discloses a syringe construction which permits use of standard hypodermic needles and allows the hypodermic needle to be retracted into the body of the syringe after use to minimize accidental pricking from the needle by withdrawing the needle into the syringe body such that it is not exposed. The invention provides for a syringe body having an engaging thread on the distal end for receiving a hypodermic needle, adjacent to the engaging thread is a positioning groove and locking surfaces for engaging a needle carrier, a needle carrier is removably engaged to the body which has a distal end which will mate with the needle and a proximal end providing an engaging means for engaging the syringe plunger. The plunger has a engaging means for engaging the needle carrier such that the needle carrier can be rotated and retracted into the syringe body.

Syringe with retractable needle

A film processing apparatus includes a housing and a pair of continuous belts disposed within the housing in a laterally spaced relationship. Guide rollers within the housing guide the belts about parallel serpentine paths through the housing. Drive rollers engaged with the belts drive the belts in synchronization about the paths through the housing. A film carrier card having attachment elements for selectably engaging the belts is provided, such that the film carrier card is transported through the housing by the belts.

Film transport system

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Garland, TX, United States of America

John A Cunningham